NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta Now Available for Download!

NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta introduces several new features, including a robust IDE for PHP, JavaScript debugging for Firefox and IE, and support for Groovy and Grails. This release also includes a number of enhancements for Java, Ruby and Rails, and C/C++ development. Java feature highlights include: built-in support for Hibernate, Eclipse project import, and compile on save.

NetBeans IDE 6.5 Beta Highlights:

PHP

Code Completion

Quick Fixes and Semantic Checks

FTP Support

Debugging with Xdebug

Support for popular Web Services

Ajax/JavaScript

Debugging support for Firefox and IE

HTTP client monitoring

Bundled popular JavaScript libraries

Java

Groovy/Grails support

Compile/Deploy on Save

Eclipse project import and synchronization

Built-in Hibernate support

JSF CRUD Generator now Ajax-enabled

Database

Editor Improvements

C/C++

Improved code completion and error highlighting

Remote Development

Ruby

Support for Ruby Tests

Improved support for Rake build tool

GlassFish v3 "Prelude"

Small footprint, fast startup and deployment

Support for scripting, including jRuby

The final NetBeans IDE 6.5 release is planned for October 2008. As always, we welcome and encourage feedback about your experience using the NetBeans IDE. Visit our mailing lists or post a blog entry!